apparently it has an all carbon frame, and the gas tank is below the engine. not sure how i feel about it, but at least these guys are doing more than the big paul american chopper thing.

http://www.confederate.com/

7/3/2006 7:27:34 PM

That's because the Teutuls are friggin' asswipes

7/3/2006 7:40:07 PM

i like it

7/3/2006 7:51:29 PM

bad place for the gas tank to be

7/3/2006 8:28:01 PM

thats sick as hell




ill take two...

7/3/2006 9:40:17 PM

nay

7/3/2006 10:32:16 PM

like some things, but mostly not

7/3/2006 10:39:31 PM

That seat scares me. Talk about going sterile.

7/3/2006 10:58:33 PM

At least they're doing something new and different. I think it's hideous, but I'm sure that's just my taste and some would love it. It seems like the only people who are innovating in motorcycle styling are Italian. The big four Japanese all look pretty damn similar, and don't even get me started on American motorcycles from the factory.

For instance, I think this is the most badass (factory) naked bike ever:

7/4/2006 7:10:37 AM

jesus, that front end looks awful. Looks like a kid's pocket knife. That backbone is just so damn large, you'd think they make that the gas tank...

I'd have to say its neat, but needs some more thinking in their design.

7/4/2006 10:54:24 AM

yea thats got like 1980's knight rider styling.

As for the B91 Wraith, the picture up top is hot as fuck, but the actual model they are selling isnt nearly as hot

7/4/2006 11:18:57 AM

yeah, the production bike (the hellcat or something) looks a little more traditional. judging from the videos, both bikes are tiny.

Quote :

"That backbone is just so damn large, you'd think they make that the gas tank..."

seems like i read they are using the backbone as an oil tank.

7/4/2006 6:30:23 PM

catch a tiger by the no. the second bike is cool

7/4/2006 7:22:08 PM

bimota is ehh




the agusta is still my favorite

7/5/2006 7:41:52 AM

^they are sexy.

7/5/2006 11:30:50 AM

Buells are innovative, which I really like. Unfortunately they look like shit.

7/5/2006 12:16:15 PM

all the new buells except for blast look badass in my opinion. x1 lightning was badass too. wraith is wery cool looking ride, almost a work of art when you read about how they designed it, but overpirced for a mass production bike. confederate about to go out of business because most everyone wants a stretched flashy chromed out deal a-la occ.
def. big props to buell and confederate for being bold and not following the masses.

7/5/2006 9:27:40 PM

i like them bikes i seen one in person before kinda odd looking. I like the Y2K rockets them are sick

7/5/2006 9:35:44 PM

^x5 Augusta is damn sexy too. Italian in general is just awesome for looks. Also all pricey though

Buell's do have some cool stuff, and I even like the look of most of them, but every one that I've seen in person vibrates like crazy. Are they all like that or do some of them have counterbalancers?

7/6/2006 1:25:02 PM

Quote :

"every one that I've seen in person vibrates like crazy."

That's what you get with a Harley v-twin.

7/6/2006 1:27:47 PM

harley's have rubber engine mounts so they vibrate at idle and smooth out when u get on it. i thinks

7/6/2006 2:00:07 PM

only v-twin I'd ever look at are ducati's, RC51, and TL1000...

and maybe a vfr, but thats a v4.

[Edited on July 6, 2006 at 4:48 PM. Reason : ]

7/6/2006 4:48:23 PM